Has Martin Luther King Jr.'s "dream" been realized?

TOPIC

GRADE

RATIONALE WITH STATISTICS
COMMENTS / SUGGESTIONS
Legislation and Politics
Civil Rights laws, affirmative action laws, representation in state and federal government, voting statistics

B

  • Civil Rights laws have been passed and enforced by the government
  • While the number of African Americans and Hispanics in the government is not near the percentage of population, the numbers are increasing every year
  • We have an African American president
  • African Americans vote at nearly the same rate as the average population, but Hispanics are much lower (average around 60% registering, African American 58%, Hispanic 28%)
  • Encourage minorities to continue to become active in politics, possibly through schools
  • Push for voter registration drives and voter eductaion in the Hispanic community, possibly with bilingual voting ballots
Employment

Number of employed / unemployed, types of jobs, business ownership

B-

  • Due to the economy jobs have been cut in half.
  • The U.S has increased their labor for minorities dramatically.
  • The white and the Black population of employment are about equal. (66% to 63%)
  • Though the Hispanic population is about half of the black and white percentage.
  • The hispanic population has increases but it hasn't increased enough to be a satisfaction to the public eye.
  • We could help create jobs for al population but aim it towards the hispanics.
Education
Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment

C

  • The white population over turns the hispanic and black population.
  • More hispanic and African americans are dropping out of school.
  • We should try to keep more kids and adults in school
  • Open more community colleges, allowing adults to finish school.
Income and Poverty
Average income, number below poverty level

B+

  • The income in our society today has dropped. Due to the down turn we are in.
  • It has gone up since in the recent years. It could go up a little more, is jobs and education is increased.
  • With the jobs we can create the average income could go up higher.
  • We are at a good income, but it could always change, to make things better.
Behavior